Okay, for those who’s always eating around Pearl Drive, you’ve probably heard of this little, yet famous, Thai restaurant called Thuk Thai. A lot of people around the University of Asia & the Pacific knows this hole-in-the-wall restaurant (except those who’re really really rich I guess), and I for one am a big fan.[1]
Now they’ve got this dish called Phad See Eaw. It’s basically a soy sauce-based rice noddle dish topped with pechay, egg, and your choice of meat. If you’re new to Thuk Thai, this is a very popular and well-loved dish. Despite its simplicity, it’s really tasty. And due to its simplicity, I decided to at least give it a try in my kitchen.
I scoured the net for some helpful recipes, and yes, they’ve got their own variations. I borrowed some, and I trashed others. I know mine wouldn’t be exactly like Thuk Thai’s, but at least it’s a good approximate:
Rein’s Phad See Eaw (good for two)
Note: I usually cook eyeballing the ingredients, so bear with me :p
Ingredients:
- 2 handfuls of your favorite rice-noodles or vermicelli (they should already be soaked in water and ready to cook)
- 1 bunch of bok choy – cut into half-inch strips
- 2 chicken breast fillets – cut into strips
- 2 eggs – scrambled and then cut into strips
- 6 tablespoons of soy sauce
- 4-5 tablespoons of honey
- 2 tablespoons of water
- 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 3 cloves of garlic – minced
- 1 tablespoon of ginger – minced
- Olive oil or any other
- salt and pepper to taste
- Some courage and confidence
What-to-do:
- In a bowl, combine soy sauce, honey, water and hoisin sauce. Mix well.
- In a heated wok, add oil and sauté garlic and ginger.
- When garlic is almost browned and you could already smell the aromatics of the ginger, add in the chicken strips and sauté till cooked.
- Once the chicken is cooked, you can now add in the vermicelli noodles. Stir fry for about a minute or so.
- After stir frying, pour in the sauce mixture. Stir fry for 5 minutes till almost all the sauce is absorbed by the noodles.
- Then, add in the bok choy and scrambled egg (that’s already cut into strips). Mix well.
- Add salt some salt and pepper to taste and then mix some more
- Serve and enjoy!
[1] I’ll write an article about Thuk Thai soon, that is, till I get some pictures of their dishes.
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